Vastly extended drug release from poly(pro-17β-estradiol) materials facilitates in vitro neurotrophism and neuroprotection.

abstract：:Semiconductur nano- and micropillars represent a promising platform for hybrid nanodevices. Their ability to couple to a broad variety of nanomechanical, acoustic, charge, spin, excitonic, polaritonic, or electromagnetic excitations is utilized in fields as diverse as force sensing or optoelectronics. In order to full...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Doster J,Hoenl S,Lorenz H,Paulitschke P,Weig EM

更新日期：2019-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale genomic analyses of human cancers have cataloged somatic point mutations thought to initiate tumor development and sustain cancer growth. However, determining the functional significance of specific alterations remains a major bottleneck in our understanding of the genetic determinants of cancer. Here, we ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Winters IP,Chiou SH,Paulk NK,McFarland CD,Lalgudi PV,Ma RK,Lisowski L,Connolly AJ,Petrov DA,Kay MA,Winslow MM

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The coastal sea levels along the Northeast Coast of North America show significant year-to-year fluctuations in a general upward trend. The analysis of long-term tide gauge records identified an extreme sea-level rise (SLR) event during 2009-10. Within this 2-year period, the coastal sea level north of New York City j...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Goddard PB,Yin J,Griffies SM,Zhang S

更新日期：2015-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In areas where malaria epidemiology is spatially and temporally heterogeneous, human-mediated parasite importation can result in non-locally acquired clinical cases and outbreaks in low-transmission areas. Using mobility estimates derived from the mobile phone data and spatial malaria prevalence data, we identify trav...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ihantamalala FA,Herbreteau V,Rakotoarimanana FMJ,Rakotondramanga JM,Cauchemez S,Rahoilijaona B,Pennober G,Buckee CO,Rogier C,Metcalf CJE,Wesolowski A

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytidine base editors (CBEs) and adenine base editors (ABEs), composed of a cytidine deaminase or an evolved adenine deaminase fused to Cas9 nickase, enable the conversion of C·G to T·A or A·T to G·C base pair in organisms, respectively. Here, we show that BE3 and ABE7.10 systems can achieve a targeted mutation effici...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu Z,Chen M,Chen S,Deng J,Song Y,Lai L,Li Z

更新日期：2018-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a premature aging disease in children that leads to early death. Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are the most affected cells in HGPS individuals, although the reason for such vulnerability remains poorly understood. In this work, we develop a microfluidic chip formed by HGPS-S...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Pitrez PR,Estronca L,Monteiro LM,Colell G,Vazão H,Santinha D,Harhouri K,Thornton D,Navarro C,Egesipe AL,Carvalho T,Dos Santos RL,Lévy N,Smith JC,de Magalhães JP,Ori A,Bernardo A,De Sandre-Giovannoli A,Nissan X,Rosel

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hippo pathway regulates the self-renewal and differentiation of various adult stem cells, but its role in cell fate determination and differentiation during liver development remains unclear. Here we report that the Hippo pathway controls liver cell lineage specification and proliferation separately from Notch sig...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lee DH,Park JO,Kim TS,Kim SK,Kim TH,Kim MC,Park GS,Kim JH,Kuninaka S,Olson EN,Saya H,Kim SY,Lee H,Lim DS

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:SARS-CoV-2 is the pathogen responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The SARS-CoV-2 papain-like cysteine protease (PLpro) has been implicated in playing important roles in virus maturation, dysregulation of host inflammation, and antiviral immune responses. The multiple functions of PLpro render it a promising drug targe...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fu Z,Huang B,Tang J,Liu S,Liu M,Ye Y,Liu Z,Xiong Y,Zhu W,Cao D,Li J,Niu X,Zhou H,Zhao YJ,Zhang G,Huang H

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Synchronous oscillations of thousands of cellular clocks in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the circadian centre, are coordinated by precisely timed cell-cell communication, the principle of which is largely unknown. Here we show that the amount of RGS16 (regulator of G protein signalling 16), a protein known to in...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Doi M,Ishida A,Miyake A,Sato M,Komatsu R,Yamazaki F,Kimura I,Tsuchiya S,Kori H,Seo K,Yamaguchi Y,Matsuo M,Fustin JM,Tanaka R,Santo Y,Yamada H,Takahashi Y,Araki M,Nakao K,Aizawa S,Kobayashi M,Obrietan K,Tsujimo

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junction channels mediate intercellular signalling that is crucial in tissue development, homeostasis and pathologic states such as cardiac arrhythmias, cancer and trauma. To explore the mechanism by which Ca(2+) blocks intercellular communication during tissue injury, we determined the X-ray crystal structures of...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bennett BC,Purdy MD,Baker KA,Acharya C,McIntire WE,Stevens RC,Zhang Q,Harris AL,Abagyan R,Yeager M

更新日期：2016-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron (Fe) is essential for life, but in excess can cause oxidative cytotoxicity through the generation of Fe-catalyzed reactive oxygen species. It is yet unknown which genes and mechanisms can provide Fe-toxicity tolerance. Here, we identify S-nitrosoglutathione-reductase (GSNOR) variants underlying a major quantitati...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li B,Sun L,Huang J,Göschl C,Shi W,Chory J,Busch W

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Generous behaviour is known to increase happiness, which could thereby motivate generosity. In this study, we use functional magnetic resonance imaging and a public pledge for future generosity to investigate the brain mechanisms that link generous behaviour with increases in happiness. Participants promised to spend ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Park SQ,Kahnt T,Dogan A,Strang S,Fehr E,Tobler PN

更新日期：2017-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial vaginosis is a condition associated with adverse reproductive outcomes and characterized by a shift from a Lactobacillus-dominant vaginal microbiota to a polymicrobial microbiota, consistently colonized by strains of Gardnerella vaginalis. Metronidazole is the first-line treatment; however, treatment failure...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Lee CY,Cheu RK,Lemke MM,Gustin AT,France MT,Hampel B,Thurman AR,Doncel GF,Ravel J,Klatt NR,Arnold KB

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the role of intermolecular interaction on through-space charge transfer characteristics in π-stacked molecular systems is central to the rational design of electronic materials. However, a quantitative study of charge transfer in such systems is often difficult because of poor control over molecular morp...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Batra A,Kladnik G,Vázquez H,Meisner JS,Floreano L,Nuckolls C,Cvetko D,Morgante A,Venkataraman L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Full-carbon electronics at the scale of several angstroms is an expeimental challenge, which could be overcome by exploiting the versatility of carbon allotropes. Here, we investigate charge transport through graphene/single-fullerene/graphene hybrid junctions using a single-molecule manipulation technique. Such sub-n...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Tan Z,Zhang D,Tian HR,Wu Q,Hou S,Pi J,Sadeghi H,Tang Z,Yang Y,Liu J,Tan YZ,Chen ZB,Shi J,Xiao Z,Lambert C,Xie SY,Hong W

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The size of the membrane-bound nucleus scales with cell size in a wide range of cell types but the mechanisms determining overall nuclear size remain largely unknown. Here we investigate the role of fission yeast inner nuclear membrane proteins in determining nuclear size, and propose that the Lap2-Emerin-Man1 domain ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kume K,Cantwell H,Burrell A,Nurse P

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Knots are natural topologies of chains. Yet, little is known about spontaneous knot formation in a polypeptide chain-an event that can potentially impair its folding-and about the effect of a knot on the stability and folding kinetics of a protein. Here we used optical tweezers to show that the free energy cost to for...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Bustamante A,Sotelo-Campos J,Guerra DG,Floor M,Wilson CAM,Bustamante C,Báez M

更新日期：2017-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmid-borne colistin resistance mediated by mcr-1 may contribute to the dissemination of pan-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Here, we show that mcr-1 confers resistance to colistin-induced lysis and bacterial cell death, but provides minimal protection from the ability of colistin to disrupt the Gram-negative oute...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： MacNair CR,Stokes JM,Carfrae LA,Fiebig-Comyn AA,Coombes BK,Mulvey MR,Brown ED

更新日期：2018-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the aetiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is unclear, dysregulated B cell responses have been implicated. Here we show that an unusual CD11chiT-bet+ B cell subset, with a unique expression profile including chemokine receptors consistent with migration to target tissues, is expanded in SLE patients,...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang S,Wang J,Kumar V,Karnell JL,Naiman B,Gross PS,Rahman S,Zerrouki K,Hanna R,Morehouse C,Holoweckyj N,Liu H,Autoimmunity Molecular Medicine Team.,Manna Z,Goldbach-Mansky R,Hasni S,Siegel R,Sanjuan M,Streicher K,Ca

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding climate change-associated tree mortality is central to linking climate change impacts and forest structure and function. However, whether temporal increases in tree mortality are attributed to climate change or stand developmental processes remains uncertain. Furthermore, interpreting the climate change-...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Luo Y,Chen HY

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale deep-coverage whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is now feasible and offers potential advantages for locus discovery. We perform WGS in 16,324 participants from four ancestries at mean depth >29X and analyze genotypes with four quantitative traits-plasma total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (L...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Natarajan P,Peloso GM,Zekavat SM,Montasser M,Ganna A,Chaffin M,Khera AV,Zhou W,Bloom JM,Engreitz JM,Ernst J,O'Connell JR,Ruotsalainen SE,Alver M,Manichaikul A,Johnson WC,Perry JA,Poterba T,Seed C,Surakka IL,Esko T

更新日期：2018-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Selection rules are of vital importance in determining the basic optical properties of atoms, molecules and semiconductors. They provide general insights into the symmetry of the system and the nature of relevant electronic states. A two-dimensional electron gas in a magnetic field is a model system where optical tran...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Ju L,Wang L,Li X,Moon S,Ozerov M,Lu Z,Taniguchi T,Watanabe K,Mueller E,Zhang F,Smirnov D,Rana F,McEuen PL

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Avoiding repeated mistakes and learning to reinforce rewarding decisions is critical for human survival and adaptive actions. Yet, the neural underpinnings of the value systems that encode different decision-outcomes remain elusive. Here coupling single-trial electroencephalography with simultaneously acquired functio...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fouragnan E,Retzler C,Mullinger K,Philiastides MG

更新日期：2015-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging evidence supports roles of enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) in regulating target gene. Here, we study eRNA regulation and function during skeletal myoblast differentiation. We provide a panoramic view of enhancer transcription and categorization of eRNAs. Master transcription factor MyoD is crucial in activating eRNA pr...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Zhao Y,Zhou J,He L,Li Y,Yuan J,Sun K,Chen X,Bao X,Esteban MA,Sun H,Wang H

更新日期：2019-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Circadian clock mechanisms have been extensively investigated but the main rate-limiting step that determines circadian period remains unclear. Formation of a stable complex between clock proteins and CK1 is a conserved feature in eukaryotic circadian mechanisms. Here we show that the FRQ-CK1 interaction, but not FRQ ...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Liu X,Chen A,Caicedo-Casso A,Cui G,Du M,He Q,Lim S,Kim HJ,Hong CI,Liu Y

更新日期：2019-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolution of supramolecular chirality from self-assembly of achiral compounds and control over its handedness is closely related to the evolution of life and development of supramolecular materials with desired handedness. Here we report a system where the entire process of induction, control and locking of supramolec...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Kim J,Lee J,Kim WY,Kim H,Lee S,Lee HC,Lee YS,Seo M,Kim SY

更新日期：2015-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Tomography--cross-sectional imaging based on measuring radiation transmitted through an object along different directions--enables non-invasive imaging of hidden stationary objects, such as internal bodily organs, from their sequentially measured projections. Here we adapt tomographic methods to visualize--in one lase...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Li Z,Zgadzaj R,Wang X,Chang YY,Downer MC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The striking diversity of bird beak shapes is an outcome of natural selection, yet the relative importance of the limitations imposed by the process of beak development on generating such variation is unclear. Untangling these factors requires mapping developmental mechanisms over a phylogeny far exceeding model syste...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Fritz JA,Brancale J,Tokita M,Burns KJ,Hawkins MB,Abzhanov A,Brenner MP

更新日期：2014-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Cotton is an important natural fiber crop, however, its comprehensive and high-resolution gene map is lacking. Here we integrate four complementary high-throughput techniques, including Pacbio long read Iso-seq, strand-specific RNA-seq, CAGE-seq, and PolyA-seq, to systematically explore the transcription landscape acr...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Wang K,Wang D,Zheng X,Qin A,Zhou J,Guo B,Chen Y,Wen X,Ye W,Zhou Y,Zhu Y

更新日期：2019-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional depletion of the alternative splicing factors Muscleblind-like (MBNL 1 and 2) is at the basis of the neuromuscular disease myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). We previously showed the efficacy of miRNA downregulation in Drosophila DM1 model. Here, we screen for miRNAs that regulate MBNL1 and MBNL2 in HeLa cell...

journal_title：Nature communications

authors： Cerro-Herreros E,Sabater-Arcis M,Fernandez-Costa JM,Moreno N,Perez-Alonso M,Llamusi B,Artero R

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00